The proposal has been made after a meeting between Mª Vicenta Mestre, principal of the University; and Joan Ribó, the mayor of València, together with Juan Luis Gandia, vice-principal for Economy; Antonio Ariño, vice-principal for Culture; Juan Vicente Climent, University’s manager; Giuseppe Grezzi, València’s councillor of Sustainable Mobility; and Pilar Soriano, València’s councillor of the Environment.

Mª Vicenta Mestre talked about an agreement that will turn the Botanical “into a big garden integrating all areas, a wider and more ambitious area merging the Garden and the city.” "The possibility of opening some of the currently closed collections of the Botanical Garden will also be considered. It is hoped that the educational profile of the institution will expand itself after the opening of said collections".

On his behalf, Joan Ribó has confirmed that the two entities will work together to make "a better Botanical Garden". Ribó reassured that the idea of integrating the Hesperides Garden with the site will allow people to enjoy a wider space which will combine research and transference of knowledge.

The Botanical Garden was founded on 1567 as a garden for medicinal plants, but it was in 1802 that the University decided to move it to its current location, near the Quart Towers. The Botanical Garden is a living museum, a university space open to the general public with the mission of popularasing the world of plants through its study, teaching, divulgation and conservation as well as its sustainable use. Keeping its scientific collections of alive plants, preserving the historical legacy of over two hundred years of non-stopping cultivation of monumental trees and archetectural patrimony are amongst the objectives of the Garden.